He who creates three to five haiku poems during a lifetime … - Matsuo Bashō

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He who creates three to five haiku poems during a lifetime is a haiku poet. He who attains to completes ten is a master.

Matsuo Bashō

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About Matsuo Bashō

Matsuo Bashō (松尾芭蕉, 1644 – 28 November 1694) was a major Japanese poet, primarily known for his achievements in the haikai no renga and haiku (as it would become known later) forms, and his poetic diaries.

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Pen Names: 松尾甚七郎 • 松尾甚四郎 • 俳聖

Alternative Names: Matsuo Basho • Matsuo Bashou • Bashō • Basho • Bashou • Matsuo Bashô • Bashô • 金作 • 甚七郎 • 甚四郎 • まつおばしょう

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古人の跡を求めず、
古人の求めたるの所を求めよ。

It rains during the morning. No visitors today. I feel lonely and amuse myself by writing at random. These are the words:
Who mourns makes grief his master.
Who drinks makes pleasure his master.

The haiku that reveals seventy to eighty percent of its subject is good. Those that reveal fifty to sixty percent, we never tire of.

He who creates three to five haiku poems during a lifetime is a haiku poet. He who attains to completes ten is a master. - Matsuo Bashō

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